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Wilmington Marine Terminal Tide Times

Delaware · Station 8550714 · Updated Sep 20, 2026

Wilmington Marine Terminal runs a mean tidal range of about 4.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.4 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 11, and the lowest, 0.2 ft, on the morning of Sep 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Marcus Hook, Pa. (8540433), about 9 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 20 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 4.9 ft at 7:41 AM
Low 1.3 ft · 2:13 AMHigh 4.9 ft · 7:41 AMLow 1.2 ft · 2:03 PMHigh 5.6 ft · 8:00 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
Low tide2:13 AM1.3 ft
High tide7:41 AM4.9 ft
Low tide2:03 PM1.2 ft
High tide8:00 PM5.6 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Wilmington Marine Terminal this month: Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 11, Sep 12, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:5.8L:0.6H:6.1L:1.0
2H:5.6L:0.7H:6.1L:1.2
3🌗H:5.3L:0.8H:6.1
4🌗L:1.3H:5.1L:1.0H:6.0
5🌗L:1.4H:5.0L:1.1H:5.9
6🌗L:1.3H:5.0L:1.0H:6.0
7L:1.1H:5.2L:0.9H:6.1
8L:0.8H:5.4L:0.7H:6.3
9L:0.5H:5.7L:0.5H:6.4
10L:0.3H:5.9L:0.4
11🌑H:6.4L:0.2H:6.1L:0.4
12🌑H:6.3L:0.2H:6.1L:0.5
13🌑H:6.1L:0.3H:6.1L:0.6
14H:5.9L:0.5H:6.1L:0.8
15H:5.6L:0.7H:6.0L:1.0
16H:5.4L:0.9H:5.9L:1.1
17H:5.2L:1.0H:5.8
18🌓L:1.3H:5.0L:1.1H:5.7
19🌓L:1.3H:4.9L:1.2H:5.6
20🌓L:1.3H:4.9L:1.2H:5.6
21🌓L:1.2H:4.9L:1.1H:5.7
22L:1.0H:5.1L:0.9H:5.8
23L:0.8H:5.3L:0.8H:5.9
24L:0.7H:5.5L:0.6H:6.0
25🌕L:0.6H:5.7L:0.5H:6.0
26🌕L:0.5H:5.9L:0.5
27🌕H:6.0L:0.5H:6.1L:0.5
28🌕H:5.9L:0.5H:6.2L:0.6
29H:5.7L:0.5H:6.3L:0.7
30H:5.5L:0.6H:6.3L:0.9

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Wilmington Marine Terminal, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌓7:38–9:38 PM
8:03–10:03 AM		3:01–5:01 PM
11:20–1:20 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:26–10:26 PM
8:51–10:51 AM		3:35–5:35 PM
12:20–2:20 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:11–11:11 PM
9:36–11:36 AM		4:03–6:03 PM
1:23–3:23 AM		77
Wed Sep 23 🌔9:56–11:56 PM
10:21–12:21 PM		4:29–6:29 PM
2:27–4:27 AM		86
Thu Sep 24 🌔10:39–12:39 AM
11:04–1:04 PM		4:52–6:52 PM
3:32–5:32 AM		93
Fri Sep 25 🌕—
—		5:14–7:14 PM
4:36–6:36 AM		96
Sat Sep 26 🌕11:23–1:23 AM
11:48–1:48 PM		5:38–7:38 PM
5:42–7:42 AM		97

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8550714. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.

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